LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fidelity Bank has dismissed reports alleging that its Managing Director (MD) paid N5 billion in bribes to avoid detention by the police. In a statement released on Monday, the bank explained that the MD was asked to sign a N5 billion bail bond as part of a police investigation into a matter…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a sign of the toll Moscow’s invasion is having on Russian troop levels, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Saturday for the military to enlist 130,000 more recruits. In a decree dubbed “Reunification Day,” highlighting Russia’s unrecognized annexation of Ukrainian oblasts of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson last year, Putin…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding with Golar LNG of Norway to build a floating liquefied natural gas plant in the country, the company said late on Wednesday. Africa’s biggest oil producer, Nigeria, holds some of the world’s biggest gas reserves and is seeking investment to…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman of Al Nassr, a Saudi League football club, has claimed the club signed Cristiano Ronaldo not to win matches or the championship but to transfer great experiences. In a tweet announcing the new club player, Musalli Almuamma, Al Nassr President said; “Our contract with Ronaldo is not aimed at winning…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said it will not release the 2023 general election timetable until the Electoral Act Amendment Bill is signed into law. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja during the commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with political parties. He said; “On the Electoral…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Watford have reached an agreement with Club Brugge over the transfer of forgotten Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Dennis. The Hornets announced in a statement on their official website, which read: An agreement with Club Brugges has been reached for the transfer of exciting young forward Emmanuel Dennis, Watford FC is delighted to…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the revised budget of N10.8 trillion for the year 2020. The President gave his assent to the budget at about 11:06am on Friday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In his address, the President explained that the budget…
